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User guide
ST23i/ST23a
Android - what and why?
Contents
Important information
Getting started
Email
PlayNow service
Messaging
Google Talk
Identifying music using TrackID technology
Updating your phone
Important information
Android - what and why?
Applications
To remove the battery cover
Assembly
Getting started
To remove the battery
To remove the SIM card
1 Turn off your phone 2 Remove the back cover
Screen lock
Setup guide
Turning the phone on and off
To access the setup guide manually
Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account
Accounts and services
Google account
Facebook account
Getting to know your phone
Phone overview
Battery
Using the keys
Charging the battery
To check the battery level
Battery LED status
Improving battery performance
To charge the phone
To activate a power saving mode
To access the battery usage menu
To add the Quick settings widget to your Home screen
To deactivate a power saving mode
To mark or unmark options
Using the touchscreen
To open or highlight an item
To zoom
To scroll
Home screen
Sensors
To flick
To share an item from your Home screen
To go to the Home screen
To browse the Home screen
To add a widget to the Home screen
To move an item on the Home screen
To open the options menu of your Home screen
To add a shortcut to the Home screen
To delete an item from the Home screen
To rename a folder
Notification light for social networking services
Accessing and using applications
To change your Home screen wallpaper
To share an application from your Application screen
To open the Application screen
To create a shortcut to an application on the Home screen
To open an application
To open a menu in an application
Status and notifications
To uninstall an application from the Application screen
To arrange applications on the Application screen
To open the Notification panel
Phone settings menu
To open the phone settings menu from the Notification panel
To dismiss a notification from the Notification panel
To display the on-screen keyboard to enter text
Typing text
To access the phone settings
To hide the on-screen keyboard
To insert a smiley
To enter text using the on-screen keyboard
To shift between upper-case and lower-case letters
To delete characters
Phonepad
Using the Phonepad
To switch between the on-screen keyboard and the Phonepad
To edit text in landscape orientation
To enter text using the Phonepad
Keyboard and Phonepad settings
Customising your phone
To enter numbers using the Phonepad
To set the phone to silent mode
To adjust the ring volume with the volume key
To adjust the media playing volume with the volume key
To set the phone to vibrate mode
To adjust the idle time before the screen turns off
To enable touch tones
To adjust the screen brightness
To set the time zone
Airplane mode
Memory
Phone language
Memory card
To download Internet and messaging settings
Using a headset with your phone
Internet and messaging settings
To format the memory card
To configure APN settings manually
Controlling data usage
To reset the default Internet settings
To access data usage settings
To set a data usage limit
Mobile network settings
To set a data usage warning
To control the data usage of individual applications
To turn off all data traffic
Turning off data traffic
Data roaming
To activate data roaming
Call handling
Calling
Emergency calls
To make an emergency call
To turn on the loudspeaker during a call
Voicemail
To change the ear speaker volume during a call
To mute the microphone during a call
To call your voicemail service
Multiple calls
Conference calls
To switch between multiple calls
To bar incoming or outgoing calls
Call settings
To end a conference call
To reject a call with a predefined message
Fixed Dialling Numbers
To enable or disable fixed dialling
To access the list of accepted call recipients
To show or hide your phone number
To install PC Companion
Contacts
Transferring contacts to your new phone
To transfer contacts to your new phone using PC Companion
To synchronise your phone contacts with a synchronisation account
To receive contact data sent using Bluetooth technology
To receive contacts sent using a messaging service
To import contacts from a SIM card
To view your contacts
Contacts screen overview
Managing your contacts
To select which contacts to display in the Contacts application
To view your communication with a contact
To edit a contact
To associate a picture with a contact
To delete contacts
To mark or unmark a contact as a favourite
Communicating with your contacts
Sharing your contacts
To assign a contact to a group
To export all contacts to a memory card
Backing up contacts
To export contacts to a SIM card
To create and send a message
Using text and multimedia messaging
Messaging
To read a received message
To change the delivery report settings for outgoing messages
Text and multimedia message options
To change your message notification settings
To delete conversations
To set up an email account in your phone
Using email
Email
To create and send an email message
To view an email message attachment
To receive email messages
To read your email messages
To save a senders email address to your contacts
To delete an email message
Using email accounts
To forward an email message
To manage your email in batches
To set up a Google account in your phone
Gmail and other Google services
To set an email account as your default account
To remove an email account from your phone
To start Google Talk
Google Talk
To reply to an instant message with Talk
Clearing your application data
Getting started with Google Play
Downloading from Google Play
To open Google Play
To delete an installed application
Installing applications not from Google Play
Permissions
To allow the installation of applications not from Google Play
Downloading from the PlayNow service
PlayNow service
Before you download content
To start PlayNow
Calendar
Alarm clock
Getting organised
To change the calendar settings
To activate an existing alarm
To edit an existing alarm
To deactivate an alarm
To delete an alarm
To set alarms to sound when the phone is in silent mode
To activate the vibrate function for an alarm
To snooze an alarm when it sounds
To start the NeoReader application
Scanning with the NeoReader application
NeoReader application menu overview
To scan a barcode
To set up a Google account in your phone for synchronisation
Synchronising data on your phone
Synchronising with Google
To synchronise manually with your Google account
To edit the setup of corporate email, calendar and contacts
Synchronising your corporate email, calendar and contacts
To set up corporate email, calendar and contacts in your phone
To remove a Google account from your phone
To set up a Facebook integration account on your phone
Synchronising using SyncML
Synchronising with Facebook
To synchronise manually with your Facebook integration account
To set a synchronisation interval
To set up a SyncML account in your phone
To synchronise manually with your SyncML account
To remove a SyncML account from your phone
To turn on Wi-Fi
Connecting to wireless networks
Wi-Fi
To connect to a Wi-Fi network
Wi-Fi sleep policy
Advanced Wi-Fi settings
Wi-Fi network status
To enable Wi-Fi network notifications
To share your phone’s data connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot
Virtual private networks VPNs
To share your phone’s data connection using a USB cable
To rename or secure your portable hotspot
To connect to a virtual private network
To add a virtual private network
To disconnect from a virtual private network
Navigating web pages
Web browser
Browsing the web
To open the web browser
To reload the current web page
Managing bookmarks
To zoom in or out on a web page
To save a web page for offline viewing
To open a bookmark
When youre done, tap OK
To bookmark a web page
To edit a bookmark
To find text within a web page
Managing text and images
Multiple windows
To copy text from a web page
To switch between browser windows
Browser settings
Downloading from the web
To cancel an ongoing download
Auto-filling text
Plug-in settings
To enable plug-ins on demand
To auto-fit web pages
Protecting your hearing
Using the WALKMAN player
Music
Copying media files to your memory card
To return to the WALKMAN player when it is playing in the background
To adjust the audio volume
To improve the sound quality using the equalizer
To change tracks
Overview of My music
Discovering related audio content
To search for related content using the infinite button
To delete a track
To add a music track as a shortcut
To update your music with the latest information
To enable the SensMe channels application
To rearrange shortcuts
To add tracks to a playlist
To play tracks in random order
To create your own playlists
To play your own playlists
To add the Walkman player widget to your Home screen
1 From your Home screen, press 2 Tap 3 Find and tap WALKMAN
To search for track information using TrackID
Identifying music using TrackID technology
Using TrackID technology results
To view TrackID charts
To delete a track from the track history
1 When the TrackID application is open, tap History
2 Tap a track title, then tap Delete 3 Tap Yes
FM radio overview
Using the FM radio
Using your favourite radio channels
To start the FM radio
Making a new search for radio channels
Switching the radio sound between devices
Identifying radio tracks using TrackID
Sharing the details of music you like on Facebook
To share details of music you like on Facebook
2 Add a comment in the comment field, if desired
Camera controls overview
Using the still camera
Taking photos and recording videos
To open the camera
To use the zoom function
To take a self-portrait using the front camera
To take a photo by tapping the on-screen button
To use the still camera flash
To adjust the still camera settings
Using still camera settings
Still camera settings overview
To customise the still camera settings panel
White balance
Metering
Scenes
Self-timer
Resolution
Flash
Geotagging
Quick launch Tips on using the camera
See Using location services to find your position on page
Capturing method
To customise the video camera settings panel
Using the video camera
To adjust video camera settings
To record a video by tapping the screen
Select the method you use to record a video
White balance
Self-timer
Exposure value
Microphone
Viewing photos and videos saved in the phone
Viewing photos and videos in Album
Album tab overview
To open Album
To view photos and videos in list view
Working with photos in Album
To view photos and videos in grid view
To change the size of the thumbnails in Album
To rotate a photo
To zoom a photo
To watch a slideshow of your photos
To crop a photo
To delete a photo
Viewing your photos on a map
To adjust the volume of a video
To play a video
Overview of Map tab
To enable location detection
To add a geotag when viewing the map in Album
To view geotagged photos on a map in Album
To view and add comments to online album content
Viewing your online albums
To view photos from online services in Album
To change the map view in Album
To play a movie in full screen
Playing video clips in Movies
To play video clips in Movies
To share a movie
To set up file sharing with other DLNA Certified devices
Sharing content with DLNA Certified devices
Preparing to play phone content on DLNA Certified devices
To set access permissions for a pending client device
To get help about sharing content with other DLNA Certified devices
Playing phone content on other DLNA Certified devices
To change the access level of a registered client device
To view photos or videos from your phone on another device
Naming your phone
Bluetooth wireless technology
Pairing with another Bluetooth device
To turn on the Bluetooth function and make your phone visible
To connect your phone to another Bluetooth device
Sending and receiving items using Bluetooth technology
To pair your phone with another Bluetooth device
To unpair a Bluetooth device
To receive items using Bluetooth
2 The sending device now starts sending data to your phone
Transferring files using Media transfer mode via Wi-Fi
Connecting your phone to a computer
Transferring and handling content using a USB cable
To transfer content between a phone and computer using a USB cable
To connect paired devices wirelessly in Media transfer mode
PC Companion
Media Go
To disconnect a wirelessly paired device in Media transfer mode
To transfer content using the Media Go application
1 Connect your phone to a computer using a supported USB cable
To enable GPS
Using location services to find your position
Using GPS
To enable wireless networks
To use Google Maps
Using Google Maps to get directions
Google Maps
To learn more about Google Maps
SIM card protection
Locking and protecting your phone
IMEI number
To enable the SIM card PIN lock
To unlock the screen using the Face Unlock feature
Setting a screen lock
To set up the Face Unlock protection
To disable the Face Unlock protection
To disable the screen unlock PIN
To unlock the screen using a screen unlock pattern
To disable the screen unlock pattern
To create a screen lock password
Updating your phone
Updating your phone wirelessly
Updating your phone using a USB cable connection
To download software updates manually from Update center
To update your phone using an Apple Mac computer
To download software updates using a USB cable connection
To download the PC Companion application from your phone
Phone settings overview
Developer Set options for application development. For example, you can
Status icons
Status and notification icons overview
Notification icons
An upcoming calendar event A song is playing
Error message Missed call Call ongoing Call on hold
Call forwarding on Software updates available Downloading data
The phone is connected to a computer via a USB cable Warning message
Application overview
Optimise phone settings to suit your own requirements
User support
To access the Help application
No battery charging icon appears when phone starts charging
Troubleshooting
Resetting the phone
The battery performance is low
Error messages
My wired headset does not work
I cannot use Internet-based services
No network coverage
Recycling your phone
Legal information
Sony ST23i/ST23a
Index
Microsoft Exchange synchronisation
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SOS - See emergency numbers
telephony - See calls
wireless networks
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